Former e.l.f. Cosmetics founder preparing to become Catholic priest

"“We ran around with the likes of, Paris Hilton, and partying with Kardashians and just doing up the Hollywood life,” Borba said. “I was a poster boy for luxury living. I was not in any which way humble. I was very prideful.”"

"“I live in a little tiny room with.. it's sparse, nothing in it,” Borba said. “I have a few bits of clothes and a few pairs of shoes. And my life has been culled down to the bare minimum.”"

"“I think that a story like his is a great opportunity to inspire people,” Flanagin said. “And certainly, his call, I hope it's genuinely successful, because if it is, then then he will, hopefully bring in people to know Christ.”"

"“I asked our Lord to help me be the man that he c"

Scott Vincent Borba, co-founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics, is preparing for ordination as a Catholic priest after leaving his fortune and entering seminary. He previously moved through celebrity and luxury circles, describing that period as marked by excess and pride. As a deacon and seminarian at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, he now lives in a sparse room with minimal possessions. Born in San Jose and educated at Santa Clara University, he is scheduled to be ordained May 23 in Visalia by the Diocese of Fresno. His path is uncommon because the average age for new priests is 33, and only a small percentage of seminarians are over 50. A theology professor said his story could inspire people and help bring others to know Christ.

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